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Future Tense in Turkish - Turkish Basics
Future Tense in Turkish - Turkish Basics
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Future Tense
(acak/ecek)
Turkish future tense uses the suffixes "acak" and "ecek". The future tense verb contains the verb root,
"acak" or "ecek" and the personal suffix.
We obtain the verb root by removing the "mak/mek" from the infinitive form. For example, the verb
root of "yazmak" would be "yaz", "izlemek" would be "izle" and "başlamak" would be "başla".
Personal pronouns
POSITIVE
To form a positive future tense verb, we start off with the verb root. We attach one of "acak/ecek"
based on the last vowel found in the verb root. Finally we attach the personal suffix.
If the verb root ends in a vowel, we add a "y" before "acak/ecek" as two vowels cannot be placed side
by side. Furthermore, for "Ben" and "Biz", the "k" at the end of "acak/ecek" turns into a "ğ" since the
letter immediately after it is a vowel.
Last Vowel of
a/ı/o/u e/i/ö/ü
verb root▶
Examples:
The letter "y" indicated inside square brackets [y] in the table above should be added when the last
letter of the verb root is a vowel:
For negative future tense, we attach one of "ma/me" to the verb root based on its last vowel. We
would then add the future tense suffix "acak/ecek", but because this would place two vowels side by
side we have to add a "y" in the middle. Unlike for positive, this "y" will always be there no matter what
the verb root is. Finally we add the personal suffix.
Last Vowel of
a/ı/o/u e/i/ö/ü
verb root▶
O -mayacak -meyecek
Biz -mayacağız -meyeceğiz
Examples:
POSITIVE QUESTION
To form a question from the positive form, we split the verb after "acak/ecek" and attach one of
"mı/mi" before the personal suffix. "Onlar" doesn't obey the rule, all we do is add "mı/mi" at the end.
For "Ben", we also add a "y" before the personal suffix to prevent having two vowels side by side,
giving "mıyım/miyim". We do the same for "Biz" to get "mıyız/miyiz".
Last Vowel of
a/ı/o/u e/i/ö/ü
verb root▶
O -[y]acak mı -[y]ecek mi
Examples:
The letter "y" indicated inside square brackets [y] in the table above should be added when the last
letter of the verb root is a vowel:
NEGATIVE QUESTION
Forming a negative question is similar to forming a positive question. We break the verb into two
parts after "mayacak/meyecek", placing "mı/mi" just before the personal suffix. "Onlar" is an
exception, all we do is add "mı/mi" at the end.
Last Vowel of
a/ı/o/u e/i/ö/ü
verb root▶
O -mayacak mı -meyecek mi
Examples:
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